Third Known

239, Lot: 536. Estimate $100. Sold for $270. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Denarius (17mm, 2.82 g, 6h). Antioch(?) mint. Laureate and cuirassed bust right, slight drapery on far shoulder / Fortuna seated left, holding rudder and cornucopia. RIC II -; RSC 1179d. Near VF, some porosity and surface marks. Extremely rare - only two other specimens known (Athens and a private collection).